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PATIENT AGE >2 Years - Pediatric Blunt Head Trauma (PECARN Study) #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #EM #Algorithm
Pediatric Blunt Head ... PECARN Study) #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds ... #EM #Algorithm ... #PECARN #ALiEM
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Pediatric Head Trauma (PECARN) - Need for Head CT #Diagnosis #Management
CT #Diagnosis # ... Management #EM # ... Peds #Trauma #Evaluation ... #HeadCT #PECARN ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
PATIENT AGE <2 Years - Pediatric Blunt Head Trauma (PECARN Study) #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #EM #Algorithm
Pediatric Blunt Head ... PECARN Study) #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds ... #EM #Algorithm ... #PECARN #ALiEM
Differential Diagnosis for Failure to Thrive #Diagnosis #EM #Peds #PrimaryCare #FailureToThrive #FTT #Failure #Thrive #Differential #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis ... Failure to Thrive #Diagnosis ... #EM #Peds #PrimaryCare ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
Ultrasound for Diagnosing ... the diaphragm #Diagnosis ... #Peds #EM #PICU ... Technique #Zones #ALiEM
Rapid Pediatric Assessment Diagram:
* Assessment of Appearance
  - Tone: Moves spontaneously, resists examination
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- Cyanosis #Diagnosis ... #EM #Peds #Rapid ... Decompensated #Shock #Ddxof
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
unformed) PNA diagnosed ... 3) Meningitis Diagnose ... febrile seizure) #Diagnosis ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Hip Dislocation - Posterior dislocation (90%): Typically presents with hip flexed and adducted; 5-15% of posterior
with a femoral head ... externally rotated #Dagnosis ... #EM #Ortho #Hip ... Posterior #Diagram #ALiEM
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Cervical: EBV ... TB, Lymphoma, Head ... Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Dehydration • Heart ... causes: sepsis, meds ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology